Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has slicked back blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a green shirt, with a violet mid length skirt with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has no crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has worked as a Dilettante like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A 5'6" southern woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her purple hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Lerissa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His gray fur is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. Her fur is short and lavender. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 150 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Siffress was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shoemaker. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Conrad was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 pp.